diff --git a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.ultrasound/src/internal/UltrasoundSupport.cpp b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.ultrasound/src/internal/UltrasoundSupport.cpp
index 79dab2fdcf..a7055dbb2d 100644
--- a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.ultrasound/src/internal/UltrasoundSupport.cpp
+++ b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.ultrasound/src/internal/UltrasoundSupport.cpp
@@ -1,122 +1,127 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 The Medical Imaging Interaction Toolkit (MITK)
 
 Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center,
 Division of Medical and Biological Informatics.
 All rights reserved.
 
 This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without
 even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
 A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
 
 See LICENSE.txt or http://www.mitk.org for details.
 
 ===================================================================*/
 
 
 // Blueberry
 #include <berryISelectionService.h>
 #include <berryIWorkbenchWindow.h>
 
 //Mitk
 #include "mitkDataNode.h"
 
 
 // Qmitk
 #include "UltrasoundSupport.h"
 #include <QTimer>
 
 // Qt
 #include <QMessageBox>
 
 // Ultrasound
 #include "mitkUSDevice.h"
 
 const std::string UltrasoundSupport::VIEW_ID = "org.mitk.views.ultrasoundsupport";
 
 void UltrasoundSupport::SetFocus()
 {
   m_Controls.m_AddDevice->setFocus();
 }
 
 void UltrasoundSupport::CreateQtPartControl( QWidget *parent )
 {
   m_Timer = new QTimer(this);
 
   // create GUI widgets from the Qt Designer's .ui file
   m_Controls.setupUi( parent );
   connect( m_Controls.m_AddDevice, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(OnClickedAddNewDevice()) ); // Change Widget Visibilities
   connect( m_Controls.m_AddDevice, SIGNAL(clicked()), this->m_Controls.m_NewVideoDeviceWidget, SLOT(CreateNewDevice()) ); // Init NewDeviceWidget
   connect( m_Controls.m_NewVideoDeviceWidget, SIGNAL(Finished()), this, SLOT(OnNewDeviceWidgetDone()) ); // After NewDeviceWidget finished editing
   connect( m_Controls.m_BtnView, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(OnClickedViewDevice()) );
   connect( m_Timer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(DisplayImage()));
   //connect (m_Controls.m_ActiveVideoDevices, SIGNAL())
 
   // Initializations
   m_Controls.m_NewVideoDeviceWidget->setVisible(false);
   std::string filter = "(" + mitk::USDevice::US_PROPKEY_ISACTIVE + "=true)";
   m_Controls.m_ActiveVideoDevices->Initialize<mitk::USDevice>(mitk::USDevice::US_PROPKEY_LABEL ,filter);
 
   m_Node = mitk::DataNode::New();
   m_Node->SetName("US Image Stream");
   this->GetDataStorage()->Add(m_Node);
 }
 
 void UltrasoundSupport::OnClickedAddNewDevice()
 {
   m_Controls.m_NewVideoDeviceWidget->setVisible(true);
   m_Controls.m_DeviceManagerWidget->setVisible(false);
   m_Controls.m_AddDevice->setVisible(false);
   m_Controls.m_Headline->setText("Add New Device:");
 }
 
 void UltrasoundSupport::DisplayImage()
 {
  // m_Device->UpdateOutputData(0);
  // mitk::USImage::Pointer image = m_Device->GetOutput();
   
   m_Device->UpdateOutputData(0);
   m_Node->SetData(m_Device->GetOutput());
   this->RequestRenderWindowUpdate();
   
-  m_Counter ++;
-  if (m_Counter == 1000) MITK_INFO << "STAHP";
+  m_FrameCounter ++;
+  if (m_FrameCounter == 10)
+  {
+    int nMilliseconds = m_Clock.restart();
+    float fps = 10000.0f / (nMilliseconds );
+    m_Controls.m_FramerateLabel->setText("Current Framerate: "+ QString::number(fps) +" FPS");
+    m_FrameCounter = 0;
+  }
 }
 
 void UltrasoundSupport::OnClickedViewDevice()
 {
-  m_Counter = 0;
+  m_FrameCounter = 0;
   // We use the activity state of the timer to determine whether we are currently viewing images
   if ( ! m_Timer->isActive() ) // Activate Imaging
   {
     m_Device = m_Controls.m_ActiveVideoDevices->GetSelectedService<mitk::USDevice>();
     if (m_Device.IsNull()){
       m_Timer->stop();
       return;
     }
     //m_Device->UpdateOutputData(0);
     m_Device->Update();
     m_Node->SetData(m_Device->GetOutput());
     int interval = (1000 / m_Controls.m_FrameRate->value());
     m_Timer->setInterval(interval);
     m_Timer->start();
-    m_Counter = 0;
     m_Controls.m_BtnView->setText("Stop Viewing");
   }
   else
   { //deactivate imaging
     m_Controls.m_BtnView->setText("Start Viewing");
     m_Timer->stop();
     m_Node->ReleaseData();
     this->RequestRenderWindowUpdate();
   }
 }
 
 void UltrasoundSupport::OnNewDeviceWidgetDone()
 {
   m_Controls.m_NewVideoDeviceWidget->setVisible(false);
   m_Controls.m_DeviceManagerWidget->setVisible(true);
   m_Controls.m_AddDevice->setVisible(true);
   m_Controls.m_Headline->setText("Connected Devices:");
 }
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diff --git a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.ultrasound/src/internal/UltrasoundSupport.h b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.ultrasound/src/internal/UltrasoundSupport.h
index 445ebd462a..9a58eab802 100644
--- a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.ultrasound/src/internal/UltrasoundSupport.h
+++ b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.ultrasound/src/internal/UltrasoundSupport.h
@@ -1,94 +1,97 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 The Medical Imaging Interaction Toolkit (MITK)
 
 Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center,
 Division of Medical and Biological Informatics.
 All rights reserved.
 
 This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without
 even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
 A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
 
 See LICENSE.txt or http://www.mitk.org for details.
 
 ===================================================================*/
 
 
 #ifndef UltrasoundSupport_h
 #define UltrasoundSupport_h
 
 #include <berryISelectionListener.h>
 
 #include <QmitkAbstractView.h>
 
 #include "ui_UltrasoundSupportControls.h"
 
+#include <QTime>
 
 /*!
   \brief UltrasoundSupport
   This plugin provides functionality to manage Ultrasound devices, create video devices and to view device images.
 
   \sa QmitkFunctionality
   \ingroup ${plugin_target}_internal
 */
 class UltrasoundSupport : public QmitkAbstractView
 {  
   // this is needed for all Qt objects that should have a Qt meta-object
   // (everything that derives from QObject and wants to have signal/slots)
   Q_OBJECT
   
   public:  
     
     virtual void SetFocus();
 
     static const std::string VIEW_ID;
 
     virtual void CreateQtPartControl(QWidget *parent);
 
    signals: 
 
   public slots:
     /*
     * \brief This is called when the newDeviceWidget is closed
     */
     void OnNewDeviceWidgetDone();
      
   protected slots:
   
     void OnClickedAddNewDevice();
 
     void OnClickedViewDevice();
 
     /*
     * \brief This is the main imaging loop that is called regularily during the imaging process
     */
     void DisplayImage();
 
   protected:
 
-    int m_Counter;
+    int m_FrameCounter;
 
     /*
     * \brief This timer triggers periodic updates to the pipeline
     */
     QTimer *m_Timer;
 
+    QTime m_Clock;
+
     /*
     * \brief The device that is currently used to aquire images
     */
     mitk::USDevice::Pointer m_Device;
 
     /*
     * \brief The node that we feed images into
     */
     mitk::DataNode::Pointer m_Node;
 
     mitk::Image::Pointer m_Image;
 
     Ui::UltrasoundSupportControls m_Controls;
 
 };
 
 #endif // UltrasoundSupport_h
 
diff --git a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.ultrasound/src/internal/UltrasoundSupportControls.ui b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.ultrasound/src/internal/UltrasoundSupportControls.ui
index b82c016389..9e89ec192d 100644
--- a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.ultrasound/src/internal/UltrasoundSupportControls.ui
+++ b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.ultrasound/src/internal/UltrasoundSupportControls.ui
@@ -1,186 +1,193 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <ui version="4.0">
  <class>UltrasoundSupportControls</class>
  <widget class="QWidget" name="UltrasoundSupportControls">
   <property name="geometry">
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>467</width>
     <height>461</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="minimumSize">
    <size>
     <width>0</width>
     <height>0</height>
    </size>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
    <string>QmitkTemplate</string>
   </property>
   <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
    <item row="0" column="0">
     <widget class="QTabWidget" name="tabWidget">
      <property name="currentIndex">
       <number>0</number>
      </property>
      <widget class="QWidget" name="tab">
       <attribute name="title">
        <string>Device Management</string>
       </attribute>
       <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">
        <item>
         <widget class="QLabel" name="m_Headline">
          <property name="font">
           <font>
            <pointsize>12</pointsize>
            <weight>75</weight>
            <bold>true</bold>
           </font>
          </property>
          <property name="text">
           <string>Connected Devices:</string>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
        <item>
         <widget class="QmitkUSDeviceManagerWidget" name="m_DeviceManagerWidget" native="true"/>
        </item>
        <item>
         <widget class="QPushButton" name="m_AddDevice">
          <property name="text">
           <string>New Device</string>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
        <item>
         <widget class="QmitkUSNewVideoDeviceWidget" name="m_NewVideoDeviceWidget" native="true"/>
        </item>
        <item>
         <spacer name="verticalSpacer">
          <property name="orientation">
           <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
          </property>
          <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
           <size>
            <width>20</width>
            <height>40</height>
           </size>
          </property>
         </spacer>
        </item>
       </layout>
      </widget>
      <widget class="QWidget" name="tab2">
       <attribute name="title">
        <string>US Imaging</string>
       </attribute>
       <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
        <item>
         <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
          <property name="font">
           <font>
            <pointsize>12</pointsize>
            <weight>75</weight>
            <bold>true</bold>
           </font>
          </property>
          <property name="text">
           <string>Active Ultrasound Devices:</string>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
        <item>
         <widget class="QmitkServiceListWidget" name="m_ActiveVideoDevices" native="true">
          <property name="sizePolicy">
           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Preferred">
            <horstretch>0</horstretch>
            <verstretch>0</verstretch>
           </sizepolicy>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
        <item>
         <widget class="QPushButton" name="m_BtnView">
          <property name="text">
           <string>Start Viewing</string>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
+       <item>
+        <widget class="QLabel" name="m_FramerateLabel">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Current Framerate: 0 FPS</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
        <item>
         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_3">
          <property name="font">
           <font>
            <weight>75</weight>
            <bold>true</bold>
           </font>
          </property>
          <property name="text">
-          <string>Framerate:</string>
+          <string>Framerate Limit:</string>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
        <item>
         <widget class="QSpinBox" name="m_FrameRate">
          <property name="minimum">
           <number>1</number>
          </property>
          <property name="maximum">
           <number>50</number>
          </property>
          <property name="value">
           <number>30</number>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
        <item>
         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
          <property name="text">
           <string>(Restart viewing to make changes effective)</string>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
        <item>
         <spacer name="verticalSpacer_2">
          <property name="orientation">
           <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
          </property>
          <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
           <size>
            <width>20</width>
            <height>40</height>
           </size>
          </property>
         </spacer>
        </item>
       </layout>
      </widget>
     </widget>
    </item>
   </layout>
  </widget>
  <layoutdefault spacing="6" margin="11"/>
  <customwidgets>
   <customwidget>
    <class>QmitkUSDeviceManagerWidget</class>
    <extends>QWidget</extends>
    <header>QmitkUSDeviceManagerWidget.h</header>
    <container>1</container>
   </customwidget>
   <customwidget>
    <class>QmitkUSNewVideoDeviceWidget</class>
    <extends>QWidget</extends>
    <header>QmitkUSNewVideoDeviceWidget.h</header>
    <container>1</container>
   </customwidget>
   <customwidget>
    <class>QmitkServiceListWidget</class>
    <extends>QWidget</extends>
    <header>QmitkServiceListWidget.h</header>
    <container>1</container>
   </customwidget>
  </customwidgets>
  <resources/>
  <connections/>
 </ui>